Opinion: The States of Reform

Americans for Prosperity president Tim Phillips says states like North Carolina and Florida are embarking on far-reaching tax and regulatory reforms. Photo credit: Getty Images.

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... I ... I ... the ... the two Concerto I'm Mary Kissel ... the it that about our lackluster national economy ... for my next guest says cheer up there some really good news going on in the States ... about Americans for prosperity present when Philip streaming and ten ... I still ease your ... organization track what's going on since we have staff full time on the thirty two states ... in places like North London for a decade fighting for economic freedom and really taken on the left in the unions and ... environmental groups have long had an advantage on the ground ... okay well let's talk about North Carolina ... amid a slide upon the screen here to show ... us a little bit about what's been going on there ... by the close to two billion dollar budget gap cutting corporate taxes repealing the death tax ... what is the result of all ... North Carolina is exploding economically for the first time in a good six years there below the national and former ... they have two point four four billion in tax cuts over the next five years ... that's its explosive and got away with the death tax and cut the corporate income tax ... to make a difference to North Carolina miscalculated the Al Southerner ... with a long lie ... in the south ... and are pretty liberal leadership of the last two decades at change dramatically so were single progress the wonderful rain so let's talk about me or the next guy ... but twenty five tax cuts in three years write to your straight of budget surpluses ... I the one that dropping from over ten percent of the wetsuits in the ... Governor Scott ... who is in a tough re-election Patil why ... do so the end of the yarns I'm getting he has the best record I believe of the last four years or is directors in the governor except Scott Walker in Wisconsin is an amazing things there ... of but I do think that state ... I don't think it is exploding with with economic growth after being released the ball under the foreclosure crisis which active at a good ... fit for the worsening state article that states to well let's look ahead a little bit states to watch actors we all know that the southern low tax states are adding jobs ... I've been here you actually highlighting again a couple southern States release and also color out a lot ... of Colorado is a state we believe is right for change you gotta go there ... was founded to take energy policy on this climate change in ... approach a time when most things are going the other direction ... they're looking at liberty banning fracking in Colorado which is looking at what a great writers are not about denying minister later we think this can be a step back and we think of what was going to be a dramatic change with it which he states I think that's a good one for you which are sitting on the bill ... I think only Economic has been such a basket case ... they got an opportunity this year with that with this is gonna go ... to droop ... factor managed well as a big call ok irony here for you did you know it's prosperity presence in Helsinki some use you for joining us